One Piece is an anime that certainly has its share of strong and powerful characters. Most of them are protagonists or their allies, but One Piece has also introduced us to many powerful antagonists. However, this article will focus on two members of the Straw Hat Pirates crew: Roronoa Zoro, one of the best swordsmen in the series, and Vinsmoke Sanji, one of the best cooks in the series. In this article, we will analyze both, as we will pit Zoro against Sanji to determine who is the strongest of the two.

Regardless of Sanji's extraordinary powers and abilities, he would lose in a fight against Zoro. Zoro is one of the most powerful characters in the entire series—and all without any specific superhuman abilities—and Sanji simply can't match that. Zoro wouldn't have an easy task, but ultimately, he would be able to defeat Sanji if the two ever fought.

The rest of this article will expand on the answer given above, as we'll compare Zoro and Sanji in more detail. Through several categories, you'll see who is stronger and why our answer is the way it is—that is, why Zoro would ultimately be able to defeat Sanji in a fight.

Physical powers

Zoro is one of the physically strongest characters in the series. He demonstrates his strength when fighting Daz Bones, easily lifting a building despite his injuries. He is seen training on the Thousand Sunny with one-ton dumbbells. His strength is likely equal to or greater than that of a giant, as he was able to parry a direct blow from Oars with his swords.

After the time skip, Zoro's strength has increased considerably. This is evidenced by the fact that he was able to defeat a Pacifista with a single attack, whereas before the timeskip he and all his companions joined forces to defeat one. He was able to cut a pirate ship with a single blow. He was also able to defeat and seriously injure Hody Jones, a fish-man with physical strength above the average for his race while underwater and with several energy steroids consumed.

One of his greatest feats was defeating Pica in his gigantic form without a single scratch, despite having to rely on Orlumbus for increased mobility and momentum. Zoro has also shown himself to be very agile and fast. An example of this is that in the Whiskey Peak arc, he engaged a large number of Baroque Works agents, slipping through their ranks so quickly that they didn't notice him until he spoke.

Sanji's main source of strength and power lies in his kicks. Sanji possesses highly superhuman leg strength, as his legs and feet are extremely powerful, capable of shattering boulders and effortlessly defeating creatures much larger than himself (such as Bananawani or Mohmoo). His legs also grant him superior agility and superhuman speed, as he was easily able to keep up with Kalifa's lightning-fast pace despite being ultimately defeated by her (although he stated that he would refuse to fight a woman).

Although Sanji primarily fights with his legs, his arms are so strong that they allow him to stand on them, making him more versatile in various situations. He is also capable of performing a handstand with one hand. His body has superhuman resilience, having repeatedly received powerful attacks to the head and chest, leaving them slightly injured.

He was even able to fully receive an El Thor from Enel while remaining conscious for a moment during which he also taunted his attacker. Another of Sanji's main strengths is his speed, comparable to Luffy's second gear and Brook's, his ability to move at speeds such that it escapes the human eye and his ability to attack people without anyone even being able to detect his presence. easily. After two years, his body has become much stronger and faster.

Sanji is quite powerful and has solid stamina, but he's simply no match for Zoro. Zoro is a beast in terms of physical powers and would be able to withstand Sanji's kicks, which is why he wins this point.

Points: Zoro 1, Sanji 0

Devil Fruit

Roronoa Zoro is a very powerful character. He is known as one of the most powerful characters in the series and one of the best swordsmen in the series; he will likely, by all means, surpass even Mihawk in the future. Now, Zoro's powers and exploits certainly warrant the conclusion that he consumed a Devil Fruit, but is that really true? It isn't—Roronoa Zoro has never eaten a Devil Fruit.

This makes Zoro one of the few characters (most notably Shanks and Mihawk) who is extremely powerful, but has not actually consumed a Devil Fruit; most other powerful characters have their individual reputations to thank for their Devil Fruits.

Like Zoro, Sanji has never consumed any Devil Fruits in his life and owes his powers and abilities to his natural skills and his father's experiences. Sanji is a formidable fighter, and the fact that he achieved most of his abilities by honing his skills over the years, with outside help, makes him even more impressive. There's a reason why Sanji is such a formidable fighter and such an important asset to Luffy's crew.

This is going to be weird: we're not going to award any points to anyone. The result will be the same, but the difference from our usual approach is that we're not going to share the points, but rather not award them at all. Since neither of them has Devil Fruit powers, they don't deserve any points here.

Points: Zoro 1, Sanji 0

RIGHT

Zoro is one of the few people to possess all three forms of Haki. Zoro possesses Royal Haki, the rarest form of Haki, whose users possess the qualities of a king. He is first mentioned as possessing this power by Kaido after Zoro's nine-sword attack. During his fight against King, he uses Royal Haki to coat his swords, a very advanced form, and at the same time, members of the Beasts crew are seen fainting.

He didn't use Haki offensively against Monet, but he still managed to defeat her because she thought he was going to use Haki and that she would die. Monet's fear at that moment completely destabilizes her. He has learned to imbue his swords with Haki to make them more effective against Haki or Devil Fruit users.

He also used Armament Haki on Pica to slice him, meaning his Haki is more advanced than Pica's. Using Haki also allows him to counter Devil Fruit powers, as he did to temporarily stop the Birdcage.

He first uses Observation in his fight against Nuru, a Fishman capable of blinding his opponents thanks to the lantern on his forehead, even telling him that he only used his eyes to see and that was why he was weak; he used it again to find Caribou in the palace. He also uses it during the Dressrosa Arc, to find the whereabouts of the one who stole his saber but also to find Pica during his fight against him.

Sanji has been shown to be capable of using both Kenbunshoku and Busoshoku Haki, however, his specialty is the former, with which he has shown great proficiency.

Sanji is capable of advanced use of Kenbunshoku Haki and even specializes in this type of Haki. He was able to sense the presence, strength, emotions, and intentions of other people through this type of Haki. He was also able to dodge a projectile fired by Charlotte Katakuri, despite being a more advanced user of Kenbunshoku Haki, which surprised even him.

Sanji is capable of using Busoshoku Haki in its most powerful form, which is throwing. However, he did not show any use of this Haki until his fight with Judge, when he blocked his spear, even though the blow injured him. Sanji was also able to injure Luffy during their altercation on Whole Cake Island. Later in the same arc, shortly after Luffy and Sanji returned to the Sunny, Sanji used Busoshoku Haki to protect Carrot from an attack by Charlotte Daifuku's genius.

Well, since we know for sure that Zoro can use all three types of Haki, while Sanji can only use two – as far as we know at the moment – ​​we had to award this point to Zoro as well.

Points: Zoro 2, Sanji 0

Weapons

At the beginning of his pirate journey, Zoro only mastered Santoryu, his conventional fighting style; but over time, he began to master techniques from other schools, such as Nitoryu, Ittoryu, and Mutouryu. Currently, Zoro and the rest of the crew have improved their abilities to face the New World.

Zoro is known to be able to cut a Pacifista of the caliber of those found in the Sabaody Archipelago, so it follows that Zoro can relatively easily cut materials even harder than steel without using Shishi Sonson-type moves, most likely due to having learned to use Busoshoku Haki.

Although Sanji's principle as a cook is to preserve his hands for the sole purpose of cooking, throughout the play, he fought with various weapons. According to his father, Sanji had sword training. However, due to Sanji's policy of using only his hands for cooking and not risking injury to his hands in combat, the extent of his skill is unknown.

However, he demonstrates exceptional maneuverability and is very precise when using knives, not hesitating to juggle multiple knives with dexterity. He also appears perfectly ambidextrous, wielding two knives at once against Wanze with no difference between his right and left hands. He is able to cut Wanze's ramen and direct the cut pieces precisely enough for them all to land in a dish. Sanji differentiates between kitchen knives and Sabers, explaining that kitchen knives are not meant for cutting people.

Despite all of Sanji's skill with a variety of weapons he's used over the years, he doesn't really stand a chance against Zoro in this category, especially since Zoro is one of the best swordsmen in the One Piece world.

Points: Zoro 3, Sanji 0

Roranoa Zoro vs. Vinsmoke Sanji: Who wins?

And now, let's move on to the most important and interesting section of our article: the analysis. Here, we'll take what we've discovered about these two characters and analyze how all these facts would help them (or not) in their fight against each other. Let's continue.

This situation was clear from the start, as it was obvious that Zoro would win this one. We don't want to imply that Sanji is weak—far from it, he's an exceptionally powerful character and was able to fight Queen on equal footing—but he's simply not on the same level as Zoro, which makes sense since Sanji was never a fighter; he despised his father and his methods, which is why he chose to become a cook instead.

On the other hand, Zoro being the strongest here makes perfect sense. Zoro is a fighter and has trained his entire life to become the best swordsman in the One Piece world. He is on the cusp of becoming the strongest at the time of writing. He has honed his skills almost to perfection, and Sanji doesn't really stand a chance in comparison. That's why Zoro won this one and why the numbers back up everything we've said in this article.